[scuba steve]

We all want the server to run properly with no cheating, and in a perfect world that would be the case. But we do not live in such a world, unfortunately. While i do agree that the mods/admins are sometimes a little slow to act on certain things, it's not without good reason. They take their time to acquire proof of the incident (recordings, logs, ect.) and to get the players information (steamID, ect.). However, as butane has previously stated in the response i linked to in my last post, they handpick admins for a reason, quality over quantity. With all of that being said, the system that's in place, as slow as it can be sometimes, works. While i do not know how to speed the system up in a meaningful way, because i believe that simply adding a few more admins wouldn't necessarily change anything, the current system of handling reports and issuing punishments works, and as the old saying goes "Don't fix it if it ain't broke".

But as i stated in my last post, I'm not discouraging you nor anyone else from applying to receive a staff role, because i truly think seeing fresh faces on the team is a good thing, and I'm happy every time it happens. I'll link to a different thread of a old veteran player who got nominated back on Feb. 25, 2013. The person who nominated him used much of the same logic you are using, so i think it will be a good read for you. It has many response's from almost the entire mod/admin team, from my knowledge at least, so it provides a good insight into their line of thinking. The link will be at the end.

But long story short here, If you want to apply, please do. If you don't that's alright, but the system as slow as it can be sometimes still works. Sometimes adding people just isn't the correct solution.

Best wishes
~ scuba

LINK TO 2013 NOMINATION ARTICLE: https://forums.sourceop.com/threads/1379...-for-Admin

*EDIT*
As far as the new wave of DDoser's goes, adding a new admin is not going to stop them either. Now I'm not too knowledgeable in this particular field, so please excuse any inaccuracies. But the only solution i can personally see would be to invest in a better protection plan to help prevent it from happening. Now if there is a better long term solution the staff is currently aware of, i do not know. I can only speculate just like you. Will they/have they already done that, again i do not know. Given the current state of most of the other servers, besides the 2fort insta respawn one, i highly doubt it, mainly because i doubt the servers make enough to afford that kind of upgrade at this time, and the current amount of donor's is unknown to my knowledge. The staff could always make their own protection against it, or hire a programmer to do it but it still sadly comes down to time and money. But that is just one mans opinion. Hopefully time will kill off the DDosing wave, but there is always a new script-kiddie around the corner, so i doubt that it will ever fully stop.